“Ciske de Rat” belongs to the Dickensean “little man’s hard life” model and tells a deceptively simple story about a boy in modern Netherlands. Persecution, loneliness, adults’ hostility, fear, mixture of obstinacy and tenderness, and even an imprisonment. Excellent camera movement and delicate portraying of Ciske’s fragile soul put this film out of merely historical context and ensure its place in the history of great cinema.
as Ciske de Rat
as Onderwijzer Bruis
as Ciskes moeder
as Tante Jans
as Chris
as Suus Bruis
as Mevrouw De Hoop
as Ciske's vader
as Dhr. Van Loon
as Leraar Maatsuyker
